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Diffstat (limited to 'activemodel/lib/active_model/validator.rb')
-rw-r--r-- | activemodel/lib/active_model/validator.rb | 25 |
1 files changed, 13 insertions, 12 deletions
diff --git a/activemodel/lib/active_model/validator.rb b/activemodel/lib/active_model/validator.rb index d51f4d1936..0116de68ab 100644 --- a/activemodel/lib/active_model/validator.rb +++ b/activemodel/lib/active_model/validator.rb @@ -60,6 +60,9 @@ module ActiveModel # end # end # + # Note that the validator is initialized only once for the whole application + # life cycle, and not on each validation run. + # # The easiest way to add custom validators for validating individual attributes # is with the convenient <tt>ActiveModel::EachValidator</tt>. # @@ -76,21 +79,19 @@ module ActiveModel # include ActiveModel::Validations # attr_accessor :title # - # validates :title, presence: true + # validates :title, presence: true, title: true # end # - # Validator may also define a +setup+ instance method which will get called - # with the class that using that validator as its argument. This can be - # useful when there are prerequisites such as an +attr_accessor+ being present. + # It can be useful to access the class that is using that validator when there are prerequisites such + # as an +attr_accessor+ being present. This class is accessible via +options[:class]+ in the constructor. + # To setup your validator override the constructor. # # class MyValidator < ActiveModel::Validator - # def setup(klass) - # klass.send :attr_accessor, :custom_attribute + # def initialize(options={}) + # super + # options[:class].send :attr_accessor, :custom_attribute # end # end - # - # This setup method is only called when used with validation macros or the - # class level <tt>validates_with</tt> method. class Validator attr_reader :options @@ -103,11 +104,11 @@ module ActiveModel end # Accepts options that will be made available through the +options+ reader. - def initialize(options) - @options = options.freeze + def initialize(options = {}) + @options = options.except(:class).freeze end - # Return the kind for this validator. + # Returns the kind for this validator. # # PresenceValidator.new.kind # => :presence # UniquenessValidator.new.kind # => :uniqueness |